Springer Spaniel Puppy Biting




Our springer (10 Weeks)will frequently bite at us, not viscously, but it still hurts. We give her chew toys and are not having much luck stopping her. any other suggestion?


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Aug 07, 2011
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by: andrea

no just our beautiful springer puppy who doesnt quite understand play etiquette. it has made me feel much better reading these comments. I was at my wits end with my springer who was biting, biting biting...people might have thought i was self harming. The worst was between 9-14 weeks but it has definitely lessened. She is still not there completely but definitely heading in the right direction. I think give plenty of chew toys, play toys, opportunity to run etc. Excitement def stimulates the bite reaction and quiet time might be needed. In response to biting I have screamed to let her know she has hurt me, left the room, turned my back and ignored her (if you can)scolded and even shown her the blood she has drawn(her ears have gone flat!!) along with repeating same words over and over again. I have no doubt she will get there - just hang in everyone!!
Dec 31, 2010
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by: Anonymous

I just brought home my 11 week old Springer- his name is Sam and is very very handsome. He is biting everything makes me think omg what did i get myself into??? I love my puppy to peices and my children do too. I need help on how to get him to stop. whenever i shout "OW!!!" and pull away it gets him more excited and he doesnt let up. also, i put him in the crate when he gets too rowled up to calm him down. But i dont see how that is really fixing his issue...its just putting him in the crate so he calms down. Please if anyone can suggest something that will make him stop biting so much id greatly appreciate it.
Nov 27, 2010
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by: Anonymous

Hi i also have a 11 wk old springer called Charlie, he is gorgeous looking but a real nipper, i have 2 small children one of which he actually caught under her eye today, i thought i was going to have to take her to hospital as it was quite bad, my daughter love him to bits but i have to get this under control asap as we cant afford any more "accident". Ive been trying the yelping which just got him more excited so i stopped doing that and just carried on with removing him from the room when he gets a bit out of hand and saying no but he is still pretty bad. Im taking him to his first puppy class nxt week and im hoping he will get put in his place by some other pups and hopefully learn its not nice to bite! Any tips would be much appreciated. xx
Apr 29, 2010
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by: carol

we have a springer pup who keeps nipping how can we stop this
Oct 18, 2009
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by: francesco

i have a wonderful boy called Dexter. he is 12 weeks old and his nick name is Jaws.!!
He bites a lot and we have tried every trick in the book but nothing seems to work.
Yelping, shouting "no", ignoring him..( a bit hard when he jumps up and bites you with his sharp puppy teeth on the thigh, knee or the calf.) We have found that locking him in the empty room for 5 minutes does calm him down. We are not sure if it is the right thing to do but we are waiting for him to lose his puppy teeth so that it doesn't hurt quite so much.
ICECUBES seem to keep him occupied for a bit, probably soothing on the gums and entertainment following it around the floor, he loves it.
If anyone has any other ideas of what to do we would love to hear from you as arms and legs are looking like battle zones!
Oct 02, 2009
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by: Michele

As you probably know, puppies lose their teeth just as kids do. And like kids, their gums bother them while teething. Puppies biting is common and it will likely stop as the baby teeth fall out and new teeth come in. You should be sure your puppy knows that biting is not acceptable for any reason. Usually once teething is over that biting will stop, however if it doesn't you could have a mouthing problem. This is when dogs think it's okay to put their mouths on you. Mouthing after a dog matures can definitely be a problem. There is a good article I found about this you might want to read. Try this link: http://www.petplace.com/dogs/nipping-and-mouthing-by-dogs/page1.aspx

It's best to set limits now and be sure the puppy realizes who the pack leader is - YOU!
Oct 02, 2009
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by: Betsy KIehl

Our little Nellie is almost 4 months old....I gother when she was 6 weeks ld. Biting was also a problem with her. When she would bite, I would immediately say NO!!! and show my displeasure. It worked, somewhat. What I found out is that it lessened and lessened until she grew out of it. Show your pup your displeasure when she bites, and draw away from her. Then, just be patient....she will eventually stop. Good idea with the chew toys.

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